Wire-fence-reeling device.



M. MOORE;

WIRE FENCE REELING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNEB, 1912.

1,041,142. Patented 0011.15, 1912.

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M. MOORE.

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WIRE-FENCE-REELING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

Application filed June 8, 1912. Serial No. 702,590.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MALA Moons, a citizen of the United States, residingat Roseville, in the county of WVarren and State of 5 Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in "Wire-Fence-IteelingDevices, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an apparatus for winding and unwinding thewire of a fence and the primary object of the present invention is toconstruct an apparatus of the class aforesaid which may be detachablysecured to the end ate of a wagon body for reeling and unreeling thebarbed wire or other kinds of wire of the fence.

A further object of the present invention is to construct a device ofthis character with a reel for unwinding the wire which may also be usedfor winding the Wire from either side of the wagon body.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an apparatus ofthis class which is detachably secured to the end gate of a wagon andwhich when detached therefrom may be packed in a compact form therebytaking up but a limited amount of space when not in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter as the description continues.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists ofnovel details of construction, combination, formation and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully decribed, claimed andparticularly pointed out in the appended drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the end gate of a wagon body embodyingmy invention as used for unreeling wire; Fig. 2 is a similar view of theapparatus as used for reeling the wire; Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1;and, Fig. 4; is a sectional view across the end-gate, showing the reelin side elevation.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like parts are designated by likenumerals throughout the several views the numeral 10 indicates the bodyof an ordinary wagon having hingedly secured to the rear end thereof atail gate 11. Detachably mounted upon the rear face of the tail gate 11are a pair of spaced brackets 12 each having a pairs of arms 12 whichare detachably secured to the gate by means of bolts 13. The

outer ends of these brackets 12 are bent u-pwardly at right anglesthereto and are bifurcated as at 14: to receive the shaft 15. This shaft15 is adapted to support the reel when winding and unwinding the wiretherefrom, and in Fig. l of the drawings I have illustrated this shaftas used to support the reel when unwinding the wire therefrom. Thisshaft is provided with a pair of spaced flattened portions 16 adapted torest within the bifurcated ends 14 of the brackets and are securelymounted therein by means of bolts 17 extending through the bifurcatedends of the brackets. These flattened portions of the shaft whenn1ounted within the bifurcated ends of the brackets will obviouslyprevent the shaft from rotating so that the reel 18 when mountedthereupon will be allowed to rotate freely. These reels 18 are of theusual construction for holding wire when sent from the maker to theconsumer. To provide means for preventing the reel from unwinding toofreely I have mounted upon the shaft 15 a pair of collars 19 which areadjustably secured thereto by means of set screws within the saidcollars. Mounted upon the shaft between one of said collars and the endof the reel is a coil spring 20 which frictionally engages one end ofthe reel and thereby prevents the same from rotating too freely when thewire is being drawn from the same. It is obvious from this constructionthat I have provided means upon the end gate of a wagon body forsupporting the reel of wire for unwinding the same and it is apparentthat by removing the bolts 17 the shaft may be removed from the bracketsand a new reel replaced thereupon or it may be used for winding the wireas will be hereinafter more fully described. WVhen this shaft 15 isbeing used for rewinding the wire I have provided upon the inner andouter face of the end gate a pair of brackets 21 and 22 respectively.The bracket 21 mounted on the outside of the end gate is provided with acircular bearing 23 whereas 7 through the bearings 23 and 25respectively.

and is allowed to rotatefreely therein and it is apparent that these twobrackets form a suitable support so that the reel 18 may be mounted uponthe outer extremity of the shaft. The inner end of this shaft 15 isprovided with a crank handle 26 by which the same may be rotated fromthe interior of the wagon body when winding the wire and of course bythis construction the reel 18 should be rigidly mounted upon the same.In permanently securing this reel 18 to the shaft I permanently mountone of the collars 19 upon the shaft adjacent the out- 15 side bracket21 and the outer extremity of the shaft 15 is threaded to receive a wingnut 27 which contacts the side of the reel and-binds the same betweenthe winged nut and the collar 19 thereby holding the same rigidly uponthe shaft.

It is further apparent that when the reel is mounted upon the end gatefor unwinding the wire the same is parallel with the gate but when it isused for winding the wire it is at substantially right angles thereto sothat means for guiding the wire upon the reel when winding the same maybe mounted on each end of the gate as will be hereinafter described.This guide comprises abracket 28 being detachably secured to the endgate by means of bolts and its opposite end being offset and havingpivotally connected thereto a link 29. This link 29 is adapted tooperate in a horizontal plane so that it may direct the wire to eitherend of the reel so that in winding the same it j The may be wound evenlythereupon.

shorter arm of this link 29 is provided with an eyelet 30 which isformed of a continuation of the said link and bent at right anglesthereto and the opposite end of the said link is provided wit-h anelongated eyelet 31 which is also formed of a continuation thereof andbent at right angles. The wire is first 5 directed through the eyelet 30and then through the eyelet 31 to the winding reel and each of theseeyelets is of such a diameter to freely allow the wire to passtherethrough and the inner eyelet ,31 is elongated so that the wire willbe allowed to play when being wound upon the reel. Adjacent the outerextremities of the end gate and mounted in the upper end thereof arerecesses 32 in which operates a rack bar 33 one end of which beingpivotally connected to the longer arm of the link 29 and its oppositeend being provided with a handle by which the operator may evenly directthe wire to the reel in winding the same. The teeth of the rack bar areadapted to engage a cross plate 34 mounted on the inner face of the endgate and extending across the recesses formed therein. Mounted on theinner face of the end gate are a pair of springs 33 which extendtransversely of the recesses 32 and are provided wit-h an arm portionwhich rests upon the upper edge of the racks, which obviously holds thesame into engagement with the plates 34 but allows the racks to bereadily adjusted at the will of the operator. It will be seen from thisconstruction that an operator may wind the wire upon the reel and at thesame time guide the wire evenly thereupon through the instrumentality ofthe link 29 and the rack bar 33 as before described.

The bracket 28 is provided with a brace rod 34 which is also detachablysecured at its inner end to the end gate and when it is desired to windthe wire from the opposite side of the wagon this bracket 28 and the rod3 L may be detached from this side of the end gate and mounted upon theopposite side in the same manner and the rack 1 bar 33 may also operatein the recess 32 formed in the upper end of the gate.

It is obvious from this construction that I have provided means forwinding and un winding wlre which may be easily and readily attached toor detached from the end 6 gate of a wagon and which will be strong,

durable and efficient in use and greatly decrease the present cost ofmanufacture in such devices. It is to be further understood that whereasI have only showna specific 9 embodiment of this invention that otherminor details of construction may be resorted to that come within thescope of the .appended claims without departing from the spirit thereof.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, thecombination of an end gate of a wagon,

of a pair of spaced brackets detachably mounted upon one face thereof, ashaft, a reel mounted upon said brackets, a pair of brackets one ofwhich is detachably mounted upon the front and the other upon the rearface of the end gate, said shaft adapted to be mounted within said firstmentioned brackets for unwinding the wire upon the reel and adapted tobe mounted within the :second mentioned brackets when winding the wireupon the reel, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described,

. the combination of an end gate, brackets detachably mounted thereupon,a shaft journaled within said brackets, a reel mounted 1 upon saidshaft, a third bracket mounted upon said end gate, a link pivotallymounted within said last mentioned bracket, eyelets formed in theextremities of said link,

a lever pivotally connected to the longer arm of said link, the said endgate having a notch formed therein, a plate mounted upon said gate andextending transversely of said notch, and the said lever adapted toengage said plate for adjustably holding said link, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of an endgate, of a reel journaled thereupon, a bracket detachably mounted uponone face of said gate at one end of said reel, a link pivotallyconnected to said bracket, the extremities of said link being bent atright-angles thereto and providedwith loops, a rack bar pivotallyconnected to said link, the said end gate having a notch formed therein,means for holding MALA MOORE.

Witnesses:

ERASTUS E. WAGNER, ORVILLE HAMILTON.

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